2nd pilot: I flew Prince Andrew on Epstein jet
Clinton and Trump too, but ‘I saw no sexual activity’, he tells Maxwell trial
A SECOND pilot of Jeffrey Epstein’s “Lolita Express” has said he flew Prince Andrew on the private jet.
The revelation was made during the New York trial of Andrew’s pal, Ghislaine Maxwell, on sex trafficking charges.
Epstein’s airman Lawrence Visoski agreed he was “familiar” with the Duke of York when asked about the royal.
Lawyer Christian Everdell then said: “And he flew on Mr Epstein’s plane, right?” Visoski responded: “He did”.
As well as the Duke, Visoski recalled Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, before he became president, comedian Chris Tucker, astronaut John Glenn and actor Kevin Spacey as passengers.
He is the second pilot to tell of flying Andrew, 61, on Epstein’s jets. Dave Rodgers previously provided flight logs in a civil case involving a victim of paedophile Epstein, showing the Prince took several flights with him.
While giving evidence yesterday
Visoski told the court Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend, acted as his “number two”.
He said the British socialite would often contact him to schedule flights.
He added: “She was the one that pretty much handled most of the finance, my expenses, spending in the office...”
Maxwell has been charged with recruiting and grooming four underage girls to give Epstein “erotic massages.” When cross-examined, Visoski said in his near 30-year employment, he never saw underage girls on board without their parents, including Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre and one of Maxwell’s alleged victims, identified as “Jane”.
The pilot, who was gifted land by Epstein at his New Mexico Ranch, also said he never saw any sexual abuse.
Mr Everdell asked: “If Mr Epstein were engaging in sex acts with underage girls, he would have told you not to leave the cockpit...” Mr Visoski replied: “Correct.”
Later, Jane took to the stand and described how she first met Epstein and Maxwell at Interlochen, a renowned art academy in Michigan.
She said: “The woman had a dog and the man said they were big benefactors.
“They asked for my mother’s phone number. They seemed very friendly. I thought they were a married couple.”
She went on to tell how she was 14 years old when she first had sexual contact with Epstein. Asked who was most frequently in the room when she was being abused, she replied: “Ghislaine Maxwell”, before pointing to her.
Jane then told how she would be flown to Epstein’s home in Palm Beach and recalled spending time at the pool.
She said: “There were four women and Ghislaine, all topless, and some of them were naked. I was shocked. Maxwell would ask me if I had boyfriend.”
Then she detailed shocking abuse by Epstein and said “yes” when asked if Maxwell ever touched her body.
Jane said such incidents happened “every time” she visited and “would turn into this orgy” with Maxwell present.
Maxwell, 59, who denies eight counts of sex trafficking and other crimes, including two perjury charges to be tried later, faces up to 70 years in prison.
Her legal team say that she is being made a scapegoat because Epstein died in jail in August 2019 while awaiting trial on multiple sex-crime charges.